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Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official
More than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal.
The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising benefits” from the controversial £330m federated data platform (FDP) have said the system is not live or they are not using any of its applications. The apparent gap between the NHS claim and the trusts’ understanding was described as “very misleading” by one senior health official.
It comes as the health secretary, Yvette Cooper, faces calls from MPs and campaigners to axe the US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, which aims to connect scattered medical files, speed up hospital discharges and improve surgery scheduling among other potentially life-saving improvements.
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